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Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1874,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:
§ 1874. Administration
The bureau shall administer the waterway under this subchapter, with the exception of powers to control activities previously delegated by law to the department's Bureau of Forestry, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Board of Environmental Protection. The director shall create technical committees as needed to advance the waterway's purposes.’
Amend the bill in section 3 in §1891-A in the first paragraph in the 5th line (page 2, line 24 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Fund" the following: ', except that a gift may not be accepted with any encumbrances or stipulations as to the use of the gift'
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1891-B in the first paragraph in the first line (page 2, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "annually report" and inserting the following: 'report on or before March 1st of each year'
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1891-B in the first paragraph in the 5th line (page 2, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and natural" and inserting the following: 'and any natural'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Parks - General Operations 0221
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the per diem of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Advisory Council.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$1,925	$1,925	
 	  	  	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$1,925	$1,925	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment does the following.
1. It adds language to require the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation to create technical committees as needed to advance the Allagash Wilderness Waterway's purposes.
2. It specifies March 1st as the date by which the annual report on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway must be submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over conservation matters.
3. It adds language to the provisions for a permanent endowment fund to specify that funds may not be accepted with any encumbrances or stipulations by the donor on how those funds may be used.